I Became an SSS-Grade Time-Transcending Almighty Blacksmith - Chapter 41

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Episode 41
Episode 41
The Divine Archer, Gung Si-hyeon.
As the finest archer in South Korea, known as the Divine Archer, his Gate-raiding schedule was packed solid.
His arrows were a bit of an edge case, but that was no reason to sit out a Raid.
The fortunate part was that it came at the last moment before departure.
[ This is Gang Cheol-mangchi. I have completed the arrow commission you requested. ]
The arrows he’d commissioned from Gang Cheol-mangchi arrived with perfect timing.
To be honest, he hadn’t expected much.
What could a blacksmith who spent most of his time crafting level-11 gear possibly make of arrows?
Still, he needed to check the item specs to use them properly, so he pulled up the information.
“……What?”
In that instant.
Gung Si-hyeon froze in place, forgetting all about his departure, utterly taken aback.
“High-Speed Arrow Level 4?”
Good heavens.
He’d been expecting at most High-Speed Arrow Level 2, since Gang Cheol-mangchi had made High-Speed Casting Level 2 for Yeom-je.
But High-Speed Arrow Level 4?
The Storm Wind Arrow he usually favored had High-Speed Arrow Level 3 attached to it.
This one ranked higher than that?
Of course, the Storm Wind Arrow had a higher level requirement, far greater attack power, and several other abilities besides High-Speed Arrow.
But for the High-Speed Arrow itself—what he needed most—this new arrow was superior.
And that wasn’t all.
“Death Sentence? Instant Death Level 5?”
The next arrow was even more striking.
Instant Death Level 5.
Those numbers didn’t make sense.
Though he went by the title of Divine Archer and had always used only the finest bows and arrows in all of South Korea.
In all his years working as an Awakener, he’d never come across an arrow like this.
“Gang Cheol-mangchi…….”
Gang Cheol-mangchi.
He’d dismissed him as merely a low-level blacksmith, but that clearly wasn’t the case.
If he could craft arrows of this caliber, there would be plenty of commissions to send his way in the future.
Above all, as Gang Cheol-mangchi continued to grow, he found himself eager to see what even finer items the man would create.
To maintain a good relationship with him going forward.
“This should suffice.”
The Divine Archer sent not only the original commission fee but an additional bonus payment.
“Let’s depart.”
“Yes, Divine Archer.”
Whoosh—
He set out for the next Raid, clutching the freshly received arrows.
Convinced that this time, he would be the star of the show.
* * *
The variety of items I’d been crafting lately was quite remarkable.
Not just weapons and armor, but also accessories and arrows.
With each passing day, my range of item creation was expanding dramatically.
That wasn’t even the half of it.
Thanks to Se-rin, To-ran, and Geurom, I didn’t need to hunt for materials anymore—I could just sit in the Blacksmith and churn out items.
And I did churn them out like mad.
Between the boosts to Intelligence and Wisdom, my success rate for S-grade Items had climbed considerably.
[ ‘Crocodile Leather Armor (S)’ has been sold. ]
[ ‘Cactus Spine Mace (S)’ has been sold. ]
[ ‘Soft Acidic Protection Necklace (S)’ has been sold. ]
[ ‘Swift Swallow Arrow (A)’ has been sold. ]
……..
I was pumping out items at a furious pace.
And every single one of them was selling just as fast.
Even that alone brought in staggering profits.
“How much is this, exactly?”
This time, the commission fee Gung Si-hyeon had sent was astronomical.
He’d been generous with the base commission fee and added a substantial bonus on top of it.
I’d earned far more money than I’d expected.
Given that much fortune,
“Why not test out this new function?”
I recalled the ability that had appeared when I leveled up the Summon Platform this time.
“Emergency Summon!”
The moment I called out the Emergency Summon,
Whoosh!
“Huh?”
“Mmm?”
“Squawk?”
Se-rin, To-ran, and Geurom.
All three materialized before me at once.
“What’s this all about, kiddo?”
“It’s an ability called Emergency Summon. I’ll set a fixed mealtime, and from now on I’ll call you all with this when it’s time.”
“Hmm, I was just finishing up some work. Too bad.”
“Squawk?”
Since this was their first Emergency Summon, all three looked bewildered.
Se-rin in particular seemed to have been in the middle of shooting arrows,
and I got quite a fright when she materialized with her bow still aimed at me.
Anyway, the reason we’d gathered was simple.
“Time to eat!”
“Ah, has it already gotten to be that hour?”
“Ahahaha! What’re we having today? I’m already excited!”
“Squawk! Food!”
It was all for the sake of a meal.
What was so special about an Emergency Summon, anyway?
When you’re hungry and need to eat quickly, that’s as emergency as it gets.
Now that I had three assistants,
and with the Forest, the Mine, and the Hunting ground all expanded, I couldn’t visit each place individually.
From now on, I’d have to use Emergency Summon whenever mealtime came around.
In any case, today’s most important menu item was decided by
“Geurom, is there anything you’d like to eat?”
Geurom was given the honor of choosing.
At my question, Geurom didn’t hesitate for even a moment.
“Meat!”
He cried out for meat.
“Meat, you say?”
“Squawk! Geurom likes orc meat. Need meat to have strength!”
Meat, then.
When you think of meat, the first thing that comes to mind is pork belly.
Still, roasting pork belly in my one-room apartment would’ve been impractical, so as I pondered the problem,
“Oh, these days you can order grilled pork belly for delivery, right?”
I immediately pulled up the delivery app.
And sure enough,
the world had gotten so convenient that plenty of restaurants delivered freshly grilled meat.
The prices were steep, but this was our first meal together with Geurom,
and thanks to Gung Si-hyeon, my wallet was comfortably full.
Ding-dong.
“It’s here! Will you all help me bring it in? I ordered quite a lot.”
“Squawk! I smell meat!”
I’d ordered meat in generous quantities.
Not only was the amount substantial, but the variety was impressive.
There was pork belly, that soul food of Korea, along with neck meat with its rich, savory depth, chewy galmaegi cuts, and tenderloin with its dense marbling,
and the flavors were just as diverse as the cuts.
Simple salt-grilled preparations stood alongside fiery red chili paste-marinated cuts and sweet-savory soy-glazed variations.
Se-rin, To-ran, and I
were all big eaters ourselves, and Geurom looked born to eat well, so I’d ordered generously.
I’d lost track of how much money I’d spent on this one meal.
The problem was.
“……It’s cramped.”
Space.
I’d ordered so much meat that it didn’t all fit on the table.
Well, I could set some aside and bring it up piece by piece.
The real problem is Geurom’s size.
“It is rather cramped……, Master.”
“Wahahaha! This is lively!”
“Squeal—sorry about this…….”
“No, there’s nothing for Geurom to apologize for.”
Over two meters tall, with muscles that would make a bodybuilder jealous.
With Geurom sitting down, it was only natural the space felt cramped.
My home was a small, modest one-room apartment that had never accounted for guests of such stature.
While I was puzzling over what to do,
“Squeal—Geurom will make space himself!”
Geurom shot to his feet.
Rising until his head nearly grazed the ceiling,
he yanked
the leaf bed I’d made myself up from the floor and pressed it against the wall.
Only then could we barely carve out enough room.
Though it was still cramped either way.
‘This is a problem.’
Se-rin and To-ran hadn’t caused issues.
But with Geurom squeezed in, the space shortage felt acute.
I’d managed to make room by pressing the bed against the wall, but I had no intention of stopping my use of the Summon Platform.
Whenever time allowed, I’d continue leveling up the Summon Platform and summon new assistants right away.
But if the room stays this small then?
We won’t even be able to gather and eat together.
That’s not the only problem.
“Ember, the Blacksmith’s size is calibrated to fit my one-room apartment, right?”
– That is correct, Jang Gang-cheol.
“Then how do I expand the Blacksmith’s size?”
– If you enter the Timeless Blacksmith from a larger space, the Blacksmith’s dimensions will be recalibrated accordingly.
– However, if the space is too expansive, the Blacksmith may fail to materialize entirely, so please exercise caution.
The Blacksmith’s size.
My Blacksmith’s dimensions are set to match my one-room apartment, after all.
Lately, my Blacksmith’s quarters have felt too narrow as well.
Se-rin, To-ran, and Geurom all need to move about, and I have to store the materials they’ve brought back too.
Things are only going to become more inconvenient at this rate.
The time had come to seriously consider moving.
‘Moving…….’
Moving, then.
Somewhere larger.
A two-bedroom.
Or better yet, a three-bedroom!
Or somewhere even nicer than that!
Just thinking about it, I felt a flutter of excitement.
Well, first things first—
“Let’s dig in!”
“Let’s dig in, Master.”
“Looks delicious!”
“Squeal-squeal!”
We started with the meal.
Since I’d requested fast delivery, the meat still held its warmth.
I layered lettuce, sesame leaf, pickled radish, two slices of meat, ssamjang, and a piece of garlic and pepper, then wrapped it all up.
“Mmm…….”
It tasted incredible.
“Is this how one eats in this place?”
“Try eating it this way too, Se-rin and To-ran. You as well, Geurom.”
“Ooh! This is delicious!”
“……Swallow before you speak. You’re spraying everywhere.”
“Gahahaha! My apologies!”
“Swallow and then speak.”
“Tsk! Orcs don’t eat vegetables! We eat meat!”
Expensive as it is, nothing could be more convenient.
Having the meat fully grilled and delivered alongside assorted wraps and side vegetables.
Money really is everything.
And I was wise to order in such abundance.
For good reason.
“Tsk! Delicious! The meat is incredibly tender! It’s so good!”
Geurom was practically inhaling the meat.
Stuffing five or six pieces into his mouth at once as standard, he was demolishing entire two- or three-portion delivery containers like he was drinking them down.
Still, I’m glad he’s enjoying it.
With that thought, I checked the house prices.
“Ugh…….”
“Master, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing…….”
My head spun involuntarily.
I’d been earning hundreds of millions at a decent pace, and my account balance was already approaching a billion won, so I’d felt reasonably confident.
I couldn’t fathom why all these houses were so ridiculously expensive.
The closer you got to the center, the more property prices routinely exceeded a billion won.
How were people even making enough money to live in places like that?
And if my roster of assistants grew in the future, I’d have to worry about noise complaints between floors.
Since To-ran and Geurom were of entirely different races, I wanted to avoid apartment buildings where people came and went frequently.
So I started looking at houses instead.
“This is insane. Absolutely insane.”
House prices were even more unreasonable.
At this rate, living in the city was impossible—I’d have to retreat to the outskirts as far as possible.
Still, even if I lived far out, I didn’t want to sacrifice decent food delivery.
I didn’t want to lose access to delivery services.
With that in mind.
I set my next goal.
‘A house!’
A goal both simple and ambitious.
Wasn’t this the dream of most South Koreans in their twenties and thirties?
Granted, even though I wasn’t married, I wasn’t exactly alone either.
As my household would only grow larger going forward, I dreamed even bigger.
‘A magnificent detached house!’
Four of us in total—myself, Se-rin, To-ran, and Geurom.
Accounting for future assistants I’d be taking on, a spacious detached house.
Moving to the countryside would be simple, but I couldn’t give up delivery access, so the city it was!
As I searched for homes with that in mind.
I couldn’t help but be dumbstruck.
“Ugh.”
Even older-looking used houses went for three billion won.
Decent-looking places often cost between five and ten billion.
Large estates could fetch fifteen billion or more.
In fact, twenty to thirty billion was common enough.
Upon investigation, these were the homes of major conglomerate executives, legal professionals, government and business leaders.
And world-renowned global celebrities.
I wondered why anyone would live somewhere so extravagantly priced.
“……But I suppose it makes sense.”
Being so prominent, they all prioritized security and privacy.
Large homes that let them maintain privacy while ensuring rigorous security—that was exactly what such places offered them.
And.
“For me too…….”
It looked like just the right kind of house for me.
Since I wasn’t a combat-focused Awakener to begin with, I needed to protect my own safety.
And with dwarves and orcs as assistants, privacy was essential for me in a way it wasn’t for others.
So then.
“Time to flip my life around!”
From a one-room apartment to a luxury mansion befitting a Grand Master!
……but first, of course.
“Crunch, meat! Delicious!”
For Geurom’s sake, I’d need to move to another place temporarily before that, though.

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